Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing Bill introduced

Newmai News Network
Shillong, May 20: The Meghalaya government during the assembly session on Wednesday introduced The Meghalaya State Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020.
The objective of the Bill is to provide for geographically restriction-free trade transaction of agricultural produce including livestock across the State and country.
“…to give freedom to the agriculturist to sell their produce across time and space; to enhance transparency in trade operations and price settlement mechanism through adoption of electronic and other innovative form of technology,” the Bill states. The Bill also aims to promote emergence of multiple channels for competitive marketing, agri-processing and agricultural export and to encourage investments in development of markets and marketing infrastructure in the State of Meghalaya. The Bill was introduced so that regulation, professional management and conducive policy framework thereof and purposes connected therewith and to lay down procedures and systems thereto.